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With 10 weeks left to the PSLE English oral, use revision strategies that will make a difference

Instead of cramming, experts advise using revision strategies and tools suited to your child's needs.

A predictor of a good social life? Your parents

Experts believe that parents who set a healthy relational tone were modelling skills and habits for their children.

Minor Issues

Making memories that matter during the June school holidays

While it can be tempting to get the children to catch up on schoolwork, especially if they are weaker in one subject, make time to connect this June.

Minor Issues

How to be a party-savvy parent when it comes to kids’ birthdays

There was a time when the writer mistakenly assumed birthday celebrations to be a top parenting priority, right up there with proper nutrition, firm moral grounding and past-year PSLE exam papers.

Sustainable fun: June school holiday activities to keep kids busy while learning to save the earth

During Water Trekkers camp, kids will go knee-deep into the water to explore catchment areas with their instructors.

Fun With Kids

Play baseball at sport carnival; sing along to reimagined nursery rhymes

Kids aged nine to 12 can join the Youth Baseball Carnival to learn the sport.

PSLE: Use the mid-year exam post-mortem to build confidence

Work together with your Primary 6 child on what he needs after the mid-year exam.

Minor Issues

The ‘Play, Instruct, Befriend’ approach to parenting

When kids are cute, young and cuddly, it is not difficult to think of playing with them.

Build small habits for PSLE mother tongue fluency

Tuition teacher Ling Boon Xiu from MandarinStars Learning Centre advises pupils to first scan the passage to understand its main idea and overall theme.

PSLE Companion subscribers can try out cher.ai for free

A screenshot of cher.ai oral reading page. The AI platform comprises a bank of 60 conversation topics with varying levels of difficulty.

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